Regulating healthcare professionals, protecting the public
Our response to the Department of Health and Social Care’s consultation on proposals to modernise the legislation of the healthcare professional regulators.
Regulating healthcare professionals, protecting the public
6/17/2021 5:15:43 PM
This week we published our response to the Department of Health and Social Care consultation on ‘Regulating healthcare professionals, protecting the public'. The consultation sets out proposed changes to the legislative framework of healthcare regulators.
Social Work England does not come under the legislative framework that is subject to these proposals as we have been established by the Children and Social Work Act (2017) and the Social Workers Regulations (2018). However, our legislation provides us with some of the features considered within the current consultation. It is useful therefore for us to reflect on our experience so far of operating these features and sharing what we have learned through this consultation. Equally, there are proposals in the consultation that go beyond our legislation and regulations that could add value to our approach.
Overall, we support much of what is being proposed in the consultation. We believe it will lead to a professional regulation landscape that is more effective, proportionate, fair and flexible, and that will continue to build public confidence in the health and social care professions.